Endoscopic Bladder
An endoscope is a long, thin, flexible tube, equipped with a light, a video camera that relays images to a television screen and sometimes other tools that cut or carry. There are different endoscopes for various parts of the body; the one for examining the urethra and the urinary bladder is a cystoscope…
Bladder Infection
A bladder infection is caused by an infection of the urine. Urine is stored in the bladder until it’s passed out through a single tube called the urethra.
Bladder Cancer
Bladder cancer is where a tumour grows in the lining of the bladder, and sometimes in the surrounding muscles. This cancer is four times more common in men than in women, and is mostly found in older people, with 68 years being the average age at which bladder cancer is diagnosed…
Overactive Bladder (OAB) Syndrome
An overactive bladder can affect men and women of any age, increasingly with age. Normally, a bladder needs to be emptied between 4 and 8 times a day, depending on the quantity of fluid taken in. As the bladder fills up, the detrusor muscle around the outside gradually stretches…